I chose to
show you this painting because I am pretty keen on Elizabeth
the First. I had never heard of this
artist before – it did make me wonder whether some artists didn't get well
known because they have difficult names to spell! If they had adopted 'stage names' like pop
stars do, it might have made all the difference!
This
painting was done in 1592 – the Queen was quite old then – not that you can
tell from the painting. You get the
feeling that the painting is mostly about displaying the fabulous dress.
The artist
has depicted the Queen as standing on top of a map of the world and as standing
between a storm and clear skies.
I like the dress! :-)
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